These cowboy boots are the perfect touch for a country western mitzvah, barbecue, cowboy party or country chic wedding! I love the contrast of black leather boots as a prop for the brightly colored sunflowers, purple matusumoto and statice. The rustic wooden fence, hay, and lantern complete the western feel.

Photographer: Sonya Yruel

Sweet fuchsia butterflies settle amidst birch branches, hydrangea, stock, heather, wax flowers and gorgeous roses. Spring is here!

In 1557, a gentleman by the name of Thomas Tusser wrote:

Sweet April showers
Do spring May flowers

This short and sweet rhyme has a beautiful underlying message worth sharing. “April showers bring May flowers” is a reminder that even the most unpleasant of things, in this case the heavy rains of April, can bring about very enjoyable things indeed – in this case, an abundance of flowers in May. (Although, we actually love the rain!) “April showers bring May flowers” is a lesson in patience, and one that remains valid to this day.